PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGPretoria, South AfricaSunday 9 May 2032 · times in UTC+2
34.8%
OF THE SUN COVERED
The Moon clips the edge of the Sun. Nothing about the daylight will change, and you will need a safe solar filter to see anything at all.
THE SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset is at 17:32, with the Sun still 34.8% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 2h 01m. All times are local, in UTC+2.
15:39 MAX 16:44 17:41
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 15:39 | 22° WNW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 16:44 | 9° WNW |
| SUNSET 17:32 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 17:41 | BELOW HORIZON3° under |
Times for the hidden phases are given because they are real — they are simply not observable from here.
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 9° above the horizon to the north-west. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Pretoria. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
Only 34.8% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Pretoria will change. Through a safe solar filter the Moon shows as a shallow notch on one edge of the disc.
SAFETY
Looking at it without hurting yourself
A certified solar filter stays on for the whole eclipse. The Sun is never completely covered here, and what remains is as dangerous to look at as an uneclipsed Sun. Sunglasses are not a filter.
Sunglasses, smoked glass, exposed film and phone screens are not filters. If you can see anything else through it, it is not dark enough.
04 · POSITION
Should I travel?
The path passes 3,024 km to the south of Pretoria and is 72 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:34
- SUNSET
- 17:32
- DAY LENGTH
- 10h 58m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 17:56
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 34.8%
- COORDINATES
- 25.747° S, 28.229° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 72 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,471 km/h
- SAROS
- 148 · no. 19
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.4610
- GAMMA
- -0.9374
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM PRETORIA
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Pretoria has coming, soonest first.